Horse-hitching device.



No. 731,757. I PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903. H. DALWIGK. v

HORSE HITCHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

WITNESSES INVENTOI? ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES Patented June 23, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

'H ORSE-HITCHING DEVICE.

SPEGIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 731,757, dated June 23, 1903.

Application filed November 4,1902. Serial No. 130,022. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN DALVVIGK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State scribed and claimed.

This invention is an improvement onthat covered by Letters Patent of the United States for a similar device granted to me September 28, 1897, and is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of myimprovement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which- 7 Figure 1 is a side View of my improved device for checking or stopping horses; Fig. 2, a view at right angles to that of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3a side view of a light vehicle, showing the method of the operation of my improved device.

In the practice of myinvention I provide a device of the classspecified which comprises an open ring or hook at, whichinay be either elliptical or ring-shaped in form and which is provided with a handle ai'havingat its end a ring a which may be integral therewith, as shown, or may be secured thereto, as will be readily understood. The opening in i the part a is at one side thereof closely adjacent to the'handle a as shown at a, and this opening forms a shank member 0. and a hook member a, and secured to the shank member (t and to the inner side thereof is a strong spring a, the free end of which bears on the inner side of the hook member a, as clearly shown in the drawings. I also provide a chain or other flexible device I), which is connected with the ring or hook a by means of a ring I) at one end thereof and the other end of which is provided with a strong hook 12 In practice whenever the driver desires to leave the vehicle the lines o are connected with the ring a at the end of the handle (1 and the ring or hook member a is connected with the rim d of one of the rear wheels (I of the vehicle, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The hook I) of the chain a is then connected with the body of the vehicle, as shown at d, and if the horse should start or endeavor to run the wheel d, with which the device is connected, would turn forwardly in the usual manner and would pull backwardly on the lines, as will be readily understood. This operation, as will be understood, at once checks the horse; but in the use of this device it is necessary to prevent the pulling on the lines from being too great; otherwise the horse might rear up and fall backward or be pulled around, and thus cause the vehicle to be upset, injured, or destroyed, and it is for this purpose that the chain 1) is provided. The chain 1) is preferably of such length as to prevent the wheel from turning through more than a quarter of a revolution, and said chain may be connected with the body of the vehicle or the framework in any desired manner; but in the drawings forming part of this specification I have shown at e a staple with which the hook d may be connected.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown the ring or hook member (1 provided with a leather cov ering a and the chain 7) provided with another covering b but this is not absolutely essential and may or may not be employed.

My improvement is simple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended and is also comparatively inexpensive and may be carried in a buggy or other vehicle and be ready for use whenever desired. It will also be seen that the part a consists of an ordinary snap-hook, and it is necessary in constructing this device to make said hook strong enough for the purpose herein specified, and the entire device, as may beuuderstood, may be made of any suitable material, the material preferred being such or so nected with the hook and provided at its free end with an attaching device or hook, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 1st day of November, 1902.

HERMANN DALWIGK.

Witnesses:

T. A. STEWART, (3. E. MULREANY. 

